According to a statement by the coastguard, Tunisian authorities have arrested 12 people
including a smuggler involved in organizing a recent crossing that killed 15 migrants after their boat capsized. Earlier this week, a boat said to be bearing some 60 migrants capsized off the coast of the southeastern island of Djerba. The coastguard had given an initial death toll of 12 passengers, all Tunisians and including children and a woman, before later revising it upwards to 15.
Morocco has introduced a draft revision of its family code, marking the first significant update in 20 years. The proposed
Interpol has issued a Yellow Alert (missing persons notice) for two young Irish boys abducted by their Egyptian father, BBC
Egyptian authorities have arrested two men accused of attempting to steal hundreds of ancient artifacts from the seabed, CNN reports.
Mauritanian media raised alarms over an incident last Friday involving an Algerian military patrol's unauthorized entry into Mauritania.
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